Search the Community

Hello, my name is Sandra, and I´m from Spain. I´m glad found this forum because it´s a nice oportunity to learn from all of you.

Hello everyone, it is a pleasure to be part of this forum, I have been reading and learning from you for a long time. I am Manuel from Seville (Spain), although I live in the United Kingdom, I have always liked fossils but my real hobby began a few years ago when walking along a beach in the Portuguese Algarve, I found what looked like a shark tooth in the sand, small , worn but precious, studying it turned out to be a megalodon and since then I read a lot about the subject and I like to acquire knowledge (I also have some pieces that I will show) Kind regards. Manuel

Hello ! I'm Thomas Pageau, Fossil-hunter and collector for around 15 years now. I live in France and my main theme is shark fossils. Some of you probably know me from my Instagram @toto_fossils where I share some pieces from my personnal collection. Happy to read you and learn from you with this forum ! Have a good day

Hi everybody! My name is Max, i'm 33 and i'm from Tuscany, Italy. I decided to register me in the forum because i start to collecting fossils and i want to learn more about it. I have some trilobites, ammonites and several teeth of different species... I'm quite a beginner but i have a strong will to learn with humility as much as i can. Thanks for gave me the possibility to join this forum!

Hi guys, glad to be on the forum. I'm from milan, italy. I like fossils as well as many other things, i go looking for fossils in the hills around my house since i was a child and, sometimes, i buy fossils, too.

Hello dear friends, My name is Fabio, I'm a 20-years-old natural sciences student at the university of Milan (Italy), with a very strong passion for palaeontology, that I'd love to transform into a job. I have taken part to many fossil hunting trips on my own and a few led by professional institutions in Italy and abroad. I've decided to join the forum to get advices, look at other people's collections and have my finds identified. And above all to make new friends That's all I think, Wish everyone a good day!

Hello all! I always see very nice photos of fossils that have been very neatly cleaned and uncovered like the following: I was wondering how I might go about doing this as a beginner and/or what kind of materials react well/not so well when cleaning certain types of fossils. Thanks! -Em

Today was time for me to give my Shark presentation at the Onandaga County Free Library, in Syracuse, New York. Originally I was to do a presentation on sharks, for the kids in the morning, and a second presentation on New York trilobites, for adults, in the afternoon. Due to the death of a friend, I had to cancel the trilobite presentation to attend to funeral services. But I gave the presentation on sharks as I did not want to cancel that, and let the kids down, who had registered for this event with the library, in advance. I really enjoyed giving this presentation today. While I never claim to anyone about being an expert, I do enjoy sharing the knowledge that I do have, with others. There were about 16, of the 23 kids, who had signed up for this, as well as their parents. Not a large group, but that's ok. I talked a bit about sharks of the past, modern sharks, shark fossils, and how and where to find them. I only had an hour to talk, and the time seemed to fly by, but the smiles on the children's and parents faces made it rewarding. At the end of the discussion I gave each kid 2 sharkteeth and 2 stingray plates to take home.They all seemed very pleased with that. The teeth I gave away were all from my recent hunt from Cookie Cutter Creek, as I had plenty. The highlight was when one of the children approached me after the talk. She looked at me and whispered " You know, you talked just a little too much". I had to chuckle. I told her how much a appreciate constructive criticism.

This is Daniel from a town near Barcelona. I am a passionate for palaeontology and amateur hunter. I got here in search of some wisdom and to learn...

Well, This is a story that tangentially relates to fossil excursions. I'm not one to want to collect jars of shards or Leaverites but I do like to pocket teeth that I think would be good for trades , gifts etc. My son is approaching the age now where he shows a bit more interest and he has started many 'collections' , shark teeth being one of many. (he collects rocks, sticks, bugs, buttons, shiny crystals - more rocks-, you get the idea) I visited his school this morning for my first (hopefully one of many) presentations. I had a few visual aids up on the projector screen but mainly talked about the Oligocene of South Carolina and sharks. Well, ok Megalodon sharks and the things that they ate, and the landscape at the time. 20 minutes was about all that these figit-y pre-k and kindergarten kids would give me but it was worth it. I may have converted a few in the process. Of course images of fossilized poo won the day and got the biggest reaction. Go figure ... though, I did stick those images in for that very reason. I'd like to give a shout out to Bobby @Boesse and the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History in Charleston for the inspiration. The exhibits there are outstanding and really give you a nice slice of the fauna in the area at the time. I relied on shots from inside of the museum for visual aids when discussing Basilosaurids and the evolution of whales (the kids honestly were more impressed with the whale's teeth). And if it wasn't for Cade and his most excellent hand-drawn identification page @Sharks of SC I don't think the visuals would have been half as impressive. The kids loved the handouts Cade and the cool thing is they double as something that they can color ! The prep Goodie bags for 22 students. They each got 5 teeth from 4 different sharks. Angy partials Oh, and if you are curious the meg at the far end of the table is a beautiful 7" inch reproduction of a Meg tooth by Matty Swilp. One the kids could handle and toss around without me having a heart attack. It looks amazing. The 7 inch repro ... Cheers, Brett

Hi everyone, I have been a French fossil collector for several years and I recently discovered this great forum. I am looking forward sharing things about fossils

Hello everybody I am xaar I live in france and I found your forum because I would like to offer me a beautiful tooth of Megalodon, I seek information, following my readings I think to buy a tooth of Lee creek white. looking forward to reading you,

hello everyone, I come from Milan, Italy. I'm frequenting high school and I'm always have been interested in fossils. In Italy it's not legal to dig them, so it's very difficult to improve a collection or study them. My dream is that rules will be modified one day... see you soon, Italo

Hello everyone, In the month may I’m going to give a presentation in a geography class ( I promised this to the geography teacher who is a friend of mine.) The plan is to make a PowerPoint presentation with a few introduction points: types of rocks, the principle of fossilization, the local geology ( Belgium) and the major geological deposits. After that an explanation and introduction on local fossils that I bring along from my collection. I’m also planning to discuss ammonites and trilobites more in detail since they are both iconic fossils. For the PowerPoint presentation I am looking for a few images that show the fossilization process. I’m hoping that someone of the forum might have a few interesting ones . Also any extra Ideas that I could bring are welcome. Kevin

Good evening everyone, Archaeologist by training, I live in Montpellier, France and i have 26 year old. Wherever I go my eyes are looking for specific minerals, and fossil remains. And it is seeking a platform that would allow me to identify my treasure the day I came across this board!